Oh, I can't help but... The admiration of the nation's 160km fastest fastball pitcher, how far will it reach in the universe
Apr 14, 2025
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Amid the consideration of Hanwha's bench, he is calmly stepping on the build-up process of growth without rushing. Never overdo it.
In a relatively comfortable situation, he is pitching to his heart's content by taking advantage of his strengths and raising his experience in the first team.
He has a 5.14 ERA with four hits, three walks and four runs in eight games and seven innings.
It looks normal, but it's doing well. After three runs against LG on the 25th of last month, his second game since his debut, he quickly stabilized with one run in six games and six innings. In the match against Kiwoom in Daejeon on the 11th, he played the most innings, one ⅓ without hit and one walk.
Jung Woo-joo, who took the mound at the top of the eighth inning with two outs and runners on the first and third bases with a 12-2 lead, struck out Kiwoom's new four-man Kim Gun-hee with three fastballs. The 153km fastball was sucked into the high course outside.
'Expressionless expression' A scene that made Jung Woo-joo feel bold.
Although he was ahead by 10 points, the scene of turning the rising young gun with three fastballs was overwhelming.
There was a person who was greatly surprised by the appearance. It was Moon Dong-ju, the best fireballer in Korea at 160km. His eyes widened as he watched Jung Woo-joo strike out three pitches, three years his junior. let out an exclamation of 'Oh~'
On this day, Jung Woo-joo threw almost only fastballs against five batters in one ⅓ inning.
Of the 28 pitches, 26 were fastballs of up to 153km. Only Kim Tae-jin, the last batter in the ninth inning, mixed curves and sliders one by one.
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On the 13th, he achieved his first win of the season in 222 days with 81 pitches and three hits, four no outs, six strikeouts and one run (non-earned) in 6 innings against Kiwoom.
"I learned a lot from talking to a lot of our team's starting pitchers. In particular, Sangbaek, Ponce, Weiss, and Hyunjin all received different advice and tried to make them all mine. I want to say thank you so much to our starting pitchers. I mean it."
The special selection of senior experienced professionals in their fourth year of professional career.
Some junior pitchers are growing while watching Moon Dong-ju. They are not starting pitchers, but they are junior fire bowlers like Kim Seo-hyun and Jung Woo-joo. It is growing rapidly into the present and future of Hanwha.
On the 11th, he asked why he admired Jung Woo-joo's strikeout of a cannonball fastball against Kiwoom. The answer comes back without hesitation.
"It's good to have it, and I think that reaction came out because the ball is so good." It was a reaction that came out unknowingly."
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
